Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from February 2023
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Law Library of Congress Highlights from February 2023
The mission of the Law Library of Congress is to provide authoritative legal research, reference and instruction services, and access to an unrivaled collection of U.S., foreign, comparative, and international law. Here are some of the new resources you may have missed recently.
In February, we published 5 Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World:
Guide to Law Online: Marshall Islands
Guide to Law Online: Mauritania
Guide to Law Online: Mauritius
In February, we published 17 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:
Celebrating Over 10,000 Foreign Legal Gazette Issues Now Online
Just Brew It: A Brief Legislative History about Homebrewing in the United States – Part 1
Just Brew It: A Brief Legislative History about Homebrewing in the United States – Part 2
Honoring the Life of Margaret Wood
Escaping Slavery: The Consequences of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Century of Lawmaking–New Look, New Location
“Law or No Law”: Abolitionist Resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Time to Retire the Congressional Record App
New Report from the Law Library of Congress On The Regulation of Hemp Around the World
Peanuts, Potatoes, Patents, and Plants – The Life and Times of George Washington Carver
New Options for Member Alerts: Congress.gov February 2023 New, Tip, and Top
Volunteer Vignette: Transcribing Spanish History
Upcoming US Law Webinars – March 2023
New Law Library Report Addresses Repatriation of Immigration Detainees’ Remains
New Law Library Report on Asylum Application Processes Published
The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from February:
China: New Law Takes Effect to Combat Telecom and Online Fraud
Brazil: New Law Regulates Cryptocurrency
Lithuania: New Law Bans Promotion of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes in Public Facilities
Sweden: Government Sends Proposal on New Nuclear Power Plant Rules for Stakeholder Review
England and Wales: Government Publishes Statutory Guidance to Support 'Serious Violence Duty'
Germany: Digital Legal Gazettes Replace Paper Versions as Authentic Versions
Azerbaijan: New Law on Public-Private Partnerships Published
Italy: Amendments on Nullity and Forfeiture Proceedings for Trademarks Adopted
Malaysia: Federal Court Holds That Illegitimate Child Can Inherit from Father Who Died Intestate
Great Britain: Government Proposes Law to Mitigate Impact of Strikes
United Kingdom: Government Blocks Scottish Gender Bill
Belarus: New Laws for Stripping Nationals of Citizenship and Property Adopted
Pakistan: Amendment to Blasphemy Law Passes in Lower House of Parliament
Ukraine: New Law Determines Rights and Obligations of National Minority Communities
Germany: Parliament Discusses Decriminalization of Fare Evasion and Dumpster Diving
Sri Lanka: Parliament Passes Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill
Canada; Haiti: Canada Sanctions Haitian Elites for Ties to Organized Crime
Turkey: State of Emergency Declared in Provinces Struck by Earthquake
Liechtenstein: Voters Reject Proposed Casino Ban
United Kingdom: Government Publishes Regulation of Cryptoassets Consultation
United Kingdom: Bill to Regulate Stablecoins Progresses through Parliament
Here are the webinars and events coming up in March:
3/14 at 1:00 pm: Orientation to Law Library Collections
3/16 at 1:00 pm: Orientation to Legal Research - Legislative History
3/23 at 6:30 pm: Joining Together in Tocqueville's America (Live at the Library)